Master at-home exam prep with our Virtual Office Hours
Taking your first round of law school exams? We’re here to help! Join us for tips that will help prepare you for success. This month’s Virtual Office Hours are with Heather Varanini.
Category: Exams
How to plan for take-home exams
Whether you are excited by the idea of take-home essay exams or frightened by it, you may have some questions about the best way to prepare. I have compiled a list of tips and suggestions that apply generally to take-home exams. These tips should not take the place
Finals don’t finalize who we are: Let’s re-define 'success' in law school
As law school exam season approaches, the tension in academic hallways thickens like soup. Over the past few weeks, as I’ve met with students in office hours, I’ve seen worries etch into their furrowed brows right before my eyes. Everyone seems to be ahead of me in their outlining. I still don’t
Sound Advice: Putting your first year law school exams in perspective (podcast)
In the podcast, I talk about looking at law school exams as a rite of passage and also compare them to the Ming dynasty’s civil service exam.
10 tips for recovering from a bad grade
I’m not the only person who’s ever been shocked by a law school grade. Many, many other lawyers have been similarly gobsmacked and were forced to figure out how to dust themselves off and learn from it.
Open book vs. closed book: Succeeding on law school exams
One of the most frequently debated issues concerning law school exams is a professor’s decision to make the exam open book or closed book. Students seem to be partial to open book exams, perhaps because they seem less frightening and overwhelming. In this article, we take a look at the
New Quimbee course: Acing your law exam
Law school exams are unlike any other type of academic test. Many law students lack the unique skill set needed to ace their law exams, especially early in their law-school careers. To help remedy that, Quimbee has created an entire course devoted to preparing law students to bring their A